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• ViaSat Receives U.S. Department of Defense AIMS Certification for the VRG-1000 Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) Flight Environment Generator

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  CARLSBAD, Calif. , Sept.andnbsp;ViaSat Inc.andnbsp;(NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company,andnbsp;announced today the Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS Program Office has certified the ViaSat Radio Frequency Generator 1000 (VRG-1000). The VRG-1000 replicates a crowded airspace, enabling organizations to perform realistic Identification, Friend or Foe testing. The VRG-1000 provides a true-to-life lab environment to reduce flight test time and overall flight testing cost
  
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• UMC Selected as a DJSI Global Component for 10th Consecutive Year

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  United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC; TWSE:2303) ("UMC"), aleading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that Dow JonesSustainability Index (DJSI) has selected UMC as a global component forthe 10th consecutive year. DJSI awarded UMC with theindustry's highest scores for "Environmental Policy andamp; Management System"and "Environmental Report," with the foundry earning perfect scores inmultiple other categories. UMC's overall scores have continued toincrease in recent years, ill
  
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• Tapinator Announces Up to $3.0 Million Common Stock Capital Raise

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  NEW YORK , Sept. Tapinator, Inc. (OTCQB: TAPM), a developer and publisher of mobile games on the iOS, Google Play, and Amazon platforms, announced today a general solicitation private placement offering ("Offering") solely to accredited investors under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"). Click here for more.
  
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• T-Mobile Wins The Crown for Fastest Network andhellip; Again

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  All unlimited is not created equal. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS)proved that again today as the Un-carrier ranked fastest - for the 14thquarter in a row - in the2017 U.S. Market Report from Ookla, makers of Speedtest, thedominant global leader in internet performance testing and metrics. Inthe report, more than 14 million tests from real customers show thatT-Mobile's network is fastest nationwide, fastest in more cities andfastest on the most popular phones.Click here for more.
  
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• Solarflare XtremeScale NICs Accelerate Performance of NGINX Application Delivery

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  NGINX USER CONFERENCE - Solarflare, a pioneer in the development ofsoftware defined NICs, today announced its ability to boost theperformance of NGINX, the world's most popular open source applicationdelivery platform for high traffic sites, powering over 300 millionproperties. Test results show that servers with standard XtremeScale™NICs, deliver 60% higher NGINX connection rates, 35% more containerthroughput, 50%all while eliminating system jitter. ForNGINX service providers, that means
  
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• SMARTASSISTANT Announces 3. Digital Advice Live! 2017 in London andndash; Help your Customers To Make Smart and Confident Decisions!

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  Digital transformation forces businesses to look for new ways to engageand support consumers to guide them to the right product or solution.Click here for more.
  
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• Smart advocates preparedness among quake-affected Leyte youth

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  This comprehensive network modernization and expansion program is at the core of the PLDT groupandrsquo;s digital pivot. Smartandrsquo;s network rollout took a big bulk of PLDTandrsquo;s ramped-up capital expenditure program of P42.8 billion for 2016, which included the utilization of the new frequencies freed up with the acquisition of San Miguel Corporationandrsquo;s telco assets. [END] Click here for more.
  
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• Silver Peak and NEC Networks and System Integration Corporation Announce Global Distribution Agreement for Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN Solution

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  SilverPeak, the global leader in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions, todayannounced a formal global distribution agreement with NECNetworks and System Integration Corporation (NESIC) to address theburgeoning demand for SD-WAN technologies across the Japanese andbroader global markets. NESIC will immediately serve as a globaldistributor of the Silver Peak UnityEdgeConnect SD-WAN solution and offer turn-key systems integrationservices. Comprehensive maintenance and support services will bedelivere
  
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• Sierra Wireless Delivers the Facts on 5G, with andldquo;Preparing for the 5G Futureandrdquo; White Paper and Webinar

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  Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider of fullyintegrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT),today released "Preparingfor the 5G Future," a white paper providing valuable background onthe new 5G wireless standard, the differences between the two 5G accesstechnologies - 5G LTE and 5G New Radio (NR) - and 5G's implications forthe IoT and other industries.Click here for more.
  
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• Sequans and STMicroelectronics Introduce New LTE Tracker Platform to Connect and Locate Objects Everywhere

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  Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading LTE chipmaker, andSTMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader servingcustomers across the spectrum of electronics applications, todayintroduced CLOE, a new LTE-connected tracker platform based on theintegration of Sequans and ST technologies. An acronym of Connectingand Locating Objects Everywhere, CLOE combines theInternet-of-Things (IoT) technologies of two industry leaders into onecomprehensive platform that simplifies the
  
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• RMS Taps Earth Networks Real-Time and Historical Weather Observation Data for Hurricane Modeling

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  EarthNetworks today announced that RMS,the leading global risk modeling and data analytics company, willleverage Earth Networks real-time and historical weather data to moreaccurately model hurricane characteristics for its customer base of(re)insurance companies, utilities, financial institutions,corporations, governments, and other non-governmental organizations.Click here for more.
  
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• Radisys Continues Strategic Execution of Commitment to Delivering Disruptive Open Telecom Solutions

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  Radisys®Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS) today shared its strategy and evolutionin corporate messaging, focusing on open architecture business modelsenabling disruption for the telecom industry. After working with some ofthe most advanced - and aggressive - open source communities targeted atcommunications service providers (CSPs) and partnering with technologyleaders, Radisys is enabling highly interoperable, more easilyintegrated and practical to consume technologies, solutions and servicesthat
  
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• Radisys Advances 5G Service Delivery Innovation with MobilityEngine

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Radisys®Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), a global leader of open telecomsolutions, today introduced the evolution of its CellEngine™ productline to MobilityEngine™,a portfolio of disaggregated Radio Access Network (RAN) softwaresolutions and services that enable mobile service providers to evolvetheir access networks from LTE-Advanced to 5G.Click here for more.
  
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• Optiv Security Appoints Dave DeWalt and General (Ret.) David Petraeus to Board of Directors

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  OptivSecurity, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber securitysolutions, today announced two new appointments to its Board ofDirectors: Dave DeWalt, former FireEye and McAfee chief executiveofficer, who will serve as vice chairman of the board, and retiredUnited States Army General David Petraeus.Click here for more.
  
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• OpenMarket to Showcase Rich Communication Services (RCS) at Mobile World Congress Americas

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  SEATTLE , Sept.andnbsp;OpenMarket, a global leader in mobile messaging, today announced its participation at Mobile World Congress Americas, a premier mobile industry event held September 12-14in San Franciscoat the Moscone Center. OpenMarket will be showcasing empathetic interactions via its Rich Communication Services (RCS) capabilities demonstrated in use cases from major enterprise brands. OpenMarket will also be launching its RCS Early Access Program (REAP) that highlights the company's wor
  
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• Onvia Announces Expanded Healthcare, Technology and Education Datasets

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  SEATTLE , Sept.andnbsp;Onvia (NASDAQ: ONVI), the leading provider of sales intelligence and acceleration technologies for businesses selling to the public sector, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading coverage of government spending data.Click here for more.
  
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• Mavenir Unlocks the Value and Benefits of NFV with its CloudRangeandtrade; Platform

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  Mavenir, the leader in accelerating and redefining software networktransformation for Communications Service Providers, today announced itsnetwork functions virtualization (NFV) and container management andorchestration platform called CloudRange™.Click here for more.
  
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• Mavenir Announces 5G Core Network and Cloud RAN Solutions Providing Full End-to-End 4G LTE and 5G Ready Networks

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  Mavenir, the leader in accelerating and redefining software networktransformation for Communications Service Providers, today announced its5G Core Network and Cloud RAN solutions enabling Mavenir to be a fullend-to-end 4G LTE and 5G, IoT network provider.Click here for more.
  
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• Marketing Firm LAUNCH Earns National Sales Trophy

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  DES PLAINES, Ill. , Sept. LAUNCH, a leading marketing and sales company based in Illinois , announced that their recent achievements were honored with a national sales award on behalf of a premier telecommunications client during the second quarter of this year.Click here for more.
  
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• Linda Crawford Named Helpshift CEO

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  Helpshift, the company revolutionizing the customer support industrythrough messaging-first and AI-powered consumer service, today announcedthe appointment of Salesforce veteran executive Linda Crawford as ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO). Crawford will take the helm immediately, whilefounder and current CEO Abinash Tripathy will become Helpshift's ChiefStrategy Officer. Crawford joins Helpshift to drive the company's nextstage of growth, leveraging her experience to rapidly scale the companyto fulf
  
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• Iron Bow Technologies Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Certification for Call Center Services

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Iron Bow Technologies, an IT services provider that serves commercial,healthcare and government customers, today announced that it hassuccessfully completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2®Type I Audit examination for their Customer Support Representative CallCenter Services System. Iron Bow Technologies retained internationalbusiness advisory firm Skoda Minotti for its SOC 2® auditwork. Iron Bow Technologies selected Skoda Minotti after an intensivesearch based on their reput
  
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• Interop Technologies™ Announces Launch of Rich Communications Services (RCS) UP 2.0 Developer Portal in Q1-2018

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORT MYERS , Fla.andnbsp;and DUBLIN , Sept. Interop Technologies™, a global provider of advanced communication networks and cloud-based managed services, today announced it will launch a Rich Communications Services (RCS) Universal Profile (UP) 2.0 Developer Portalandnbsp;in Q1 of 2018.Click here for more.
  
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• Intercontinental Exchange to Provide Wireless, Ultra-Low Latency Connectivity Between Chicago and Tokyo With Go West Network

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  ATLANTA andIntercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of globalexchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listingsservices, and Go West, a consortium of leading global trading firmscollaborating to create efficient access to global financial markets,will offer ultra-low latency wireless connectivity between markets inChicago and Tokyo. When the Go West service is launched in the fourthquarter of 2017, ICE's Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI®)wireless
  
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• Huawei stellt neue SD-WAN-Lösung vor - für eine ultimative Nutzungserfahrung bei der WAN-Verschaltung von Unternehmen

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHANGHAI , 7. Huawei stellt auf der HUAWEI CONNECT 2017 seine Lösung eines Software-definierten WANs (SD-WAN) sowie eine Reihe von Universal-Computing-Gateways vor, die eine On-demand-Verschaltung zwischen Filialbetrieben, Filialbetrieben und Datenzentren sowie Filialbetrieben und Cloud ermöglichen. Die Lösung bietet eine ultimative Nutzungserfahrung im Bereich der WAN-Verschaltung - via auf Anwendungs-Ebene angesiedelter netzwerkweiter intelligenter Pfadauswahl, intelligenter Bes
  
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• Huawei lanza una solución de SD-WAN para proporcionar la experiencia definitiva de interconexión WAN empresarial

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHANGHÁI, 7andnbsp; En el HUAWEI CONNECT 2017, Huawei presentó su solución de red WAN definida por software (SD-WAN) y una serie de pasarelas de computación universales con el fin de ofrecer interconexiones a la carta entre sucursales, entre sucursales y centros de datos y entre sucursales y la nube. La solución ofrece la experiencia definitiva de interconexión WAN a través de una selección inteligente de rutas en toda la red y a nivel de a
  
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• Huawei lanza su estrategia de servicios de transformación hacia la nube

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  La empresa invertirá 500 millones de dólares estadounidenses para mejorar sus capacidades de servicio en los próximos cinco añosClick here for more.
  
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• Huawei lance la solution SD-WAN pour offrir une expérience optimale d'interconnexion des réseaux WAN d'entreprise

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHANGHAÏ, leandnbsp;7 septembreandnbsp; À l'occasion du salon HUAWEI CONNECTandnbsp;2017, Huawei a présenté sa solution de WAN défini par logiciel (SD-WAN) et une série de passerelles informatiques universelles offrant une interconnexion à la demande entre les succursales d'une entreprise, entre les succursales et les centres de données, et entre les succursales et le cloud. Cette solution offre une expérience optimale en matièr
  
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• GSMA Announces Launch of Disaster Response Innovation Fund

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  The GSMA today announced the launch of its Disaster Response InnovationFund to spur development of mobile technology solutions to assist andempower people and communities affected by humanitarian emergencies, andto strengthen disaster prevention, preparedness and response. The Fundis backed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) andsupported by the GSMA and its members.Click here for more.
  
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• Global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Market Report 2017: By Type, Service, Application andamp; Region - Research and Markets

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  The "GlobalMobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Market - Forecasts and Trends(2016 - 2021)" report has been added to Research andMarkets' offering.Click here for more.
  
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• Frost and Sullivan Applauds STANLEY Healthcare's Design Innovation and Leadership in Addressing the Changing Needs of the Senior Living Industry

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Sept.andnbsp;Based on its recent analysis of the market for technology solutions for senior living communities, Frost andamp; Sullivan recognizes STANLEY Healthcare with the 2017 Global Company of the Year Award. STANLEY Healthcare, a business unit of the Fortune 500 Company Stanley Black andamp; Decker, is a leading solutions vendor for hospitals, health systems, and the senior living space. STANLEY Healthcare aims to expand its suite of solutions for the senior living mar
  
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• Fairview Microwave Releases Phase Locked Oscillators that Deliver Accurate and Stable Output Frequencies with Low Phase Noise and Superior Performance

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  ALLEN, Texas , Sept.andnbsp;Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, has launched a new line of phase locked oscillators (PLO) that are accurate and stable frequency sources and a key component for almost any communications, navigation, surveillance or test and measurement system. These PLOs offer accurate and stable output frequencies with low phase noise and spurious performance, making them ideal for use in radar and other exciter or frequency generation a
  
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• EXFO in exclusive negotiations to acquire Yenista Optics

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  QUEBEC CITY , Sept. 7, 2017/PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO) (TSX: EXF), the network test, monitoring and analytics experts, announced today the company has signed an agreement to acquire Yenista Optics, subject to a number of conditions to be completed before closing. Click here for more.
  
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• Espial Introduces 5th Generation of RDK-Based G4 STB Client to Power Operator DevOps

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  Transforming the viewing experience worldwide, Espial announced theintroduction of its fifth-generation RDK-based set-top box (STB) clientsolution. Maintaining its leadership position, Espial has introduced thelatest Espial G4 STB Client to fully enable DevOps and harness ongoingRDK innovations. Espial is streamlining and automating development todramatically improve time to market, accelerate feature velocity, andsupport the richest video service capabilities on the market, includingOTT apps. T
  
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• Edgewater Networks Releases New Intelligent Edge Built for Skype for Business Deployments

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  EdgewaterNetworks, a market leader in enabling real-time communicationservices for service providers, announces the launch of the EdgeMarcSkype for Business Edition Intelligent Edge - EdgeMarc 7301. The newSkype for Business verification adds to the 15-year Edgewater Networkslegacy for supporting SIP trunking and hosted telephony implementationsfor some of the world's leading communications service providers.Click here for more.
  
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• Divitel and Keepixo Power IP-Based TV Solution for MEDIA BROADCAST

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Recently, Divitel designed a state-of-the-art streaming headendfeaturing Keepixo encoders for service provider MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH inGermany. As part of a bigger switch to the new hybrid offering freenetTV connect, this solution enables MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH to offer viewersadvanced adaptive MPEG-DASH streaming capabilities. Viewers can accessthe streams via the innovative freenet TV connect service seamlesswithin the freenet TV channel list. The use of Keepixoencoders-packagers ensures the maxi
  
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• Cubic to Feature Integrated C4ISR Solutions at Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 in London

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  SAN DIEGO , Sept. Cubic Mission Solutions, a business unit of Cubic Corporationandnbsp;(NYSE: CUB), today announced it will be showcasing its secure networking and portable satellite communications capabilities at the 2017 Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017 in London, U.K.from September 12-15. As an industry-leading event for the global defense and security sectors, DSEI brings together members of the Ministry of Defence, international armed forces, key industry leaders as
  
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• BT Group Replaces Legacy WFO Solutions with NICE for Contact Center Revitalization

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  NICE (Nasdaq:NICE) today announced that BT Group, a leadingUnited Kingdom-based multinational communications company, has selectedNICE's solutions to transform its contact center operations. Replacingits previous recording and workforce management solutions, BT isimplementing NICEWFM, NICEEngage, and NexidiaAnalytics across the Group over the next three years.Click here for more.
  
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• Automic Software Introduces Interactive andlsquo;Continuous Delivery Mapandrsquo; of the DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CD) Tool Chains

  08-09-2017 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  AutomicSoftware, a leader in business automation software owned by CATechnologies (NASDAQ:CA) announced the release of its 'ContinuousDelivery Map' - a dynamic, visual map of the DevOps and ContinuousDelivery (CD) tool chains.Click here for more.
  
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• ATandT and eDevice Team to Bring Cellular Connectivity to Legacy Medical Equipment

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  DALLAS , Sept.andnbsp;As wireless connectivity continues to expand into all parts of our lives, ATandamp;T* and eDevice are making it easier than ever to mobilize medical equipment for patients. Click here for more.
  
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• AP launches next-generation live video exchange newsgathering platform

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  AMSTERDAM , Sept. 7,andnbsp; IBC 2017 -- AP stand 7.D30/LiveU stand 3.B62andnbsp;-- The Associated Press, in collaboration with LiveU, today announced the launch of AP Live Community, the first live video content and service exchange platform for global newsgathering. The new platform will go live at the IBC exhibition on September 15th . Click here for more.
  
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• Huawei joins forces with Nvidia for server fun

  08-09-2017 13:04
  Huawei has started the Friday party early by unveiling the FusionServer G series heterogeneous computing platform. Break out the party hats.
  Launched at Huawei Connect 2017, the FusionServer G5500 and G2500 products build out Atlas, Huawei’s intelligent cloud hardware platform, as well as its Boundless Computing strategy. We can basically hear you drooling through the computer screen.
  “Today’s enterprise service applications are rapidly evolving, and the types of workloads are
  
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• Telia tries shocking new strategy: improving customer experience

  08-09-2017 13:00
  Telcos in the UK might not understand what it means to be customer centric, but the Swedes seem to be having a solid crack at it. Well, Telia at least.
  The point of attack here is an app called ‘Min Mobile’, developed by a company called eBuilder, which Telia has a non-controlling stake in. Essentially it is a platform which collects information about you and how you use you device, but then offers advice on how you can improve performance.
  It’s an interesting strategy to re-en
  
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• ZTE OKs CSP AI FTW

  08-09-2017 11:59
  Kit vendor ZTE wants to help communications solution providers get better at artificial intelligence with a new unified AI platform.
  The company hasn’t yet offered much detail on the substance of this platform and hasn’t even provided a canned quote, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We do know that ZTE thinks CSPs could do with its help in getting up to speed on AI. This, we’re told, will enable them to automate all sorts of things such as networks, customer service a
  
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• US govt to OK AT&T/Time Warner deal this month

  08-09-2017 02:00
  The U.S. government will give its approval to AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner this month, according to a U.S. press report on Thursday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telia tackles churn by keeping an eye on customer devices

  08-09-2017 02:00
  Telia is keeping watch on its high-spend customers' phones in a bid to prevent churn and potentially generate new revenue streams.The Swedish mobile operator, like its peers the world over, is keen to hold onto its most important customers, and is therefore encouraging users to download a new self-care app that enables it to take a more proactive approach to device-related issues.
  This way, it can help customers resolve problems or offer a phone upgrade before they take matters into their own h
  
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• Nokia, ZTE win €780m BSNL network deal

  08-09-2017 02:00
  BSNL has contracted Nokia and ZTE to roll out 40,000 new base stations in India, a project worth 60 billion rupees (&euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Eye-watering debt financing and micro lending

  08-09-2017 02:00
  Thanks to online banking, it's rare that I ever need to go into a high street bank these days, but this week I found myself patiently queuing at a counter clutching a cheque (don't see many of those anymore either). Said cheque was made out to me, but had a chunk of my surname missing, so I needed to speak to a real person to find out if I could pay it in."Since it's for such a small amount, it will probably be fine," the cashier assured me.I winced a bit. I'm not yet sufficiently wealthy to co
  
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